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Riding with the Bike Brigade

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This week, we hear how one person deals with homesickness, when home is almost ten thousand miles away. But first, we hit the streets of Columbia on bikes.

The Columbia Public Works Departmentwants to expand construction projects that encourage walking and cycling. City Council will decide on whether to approve its request for six million federal grant dollars in April. Earlier funding had also gone to bicycle education programs but this was discontinued in 2010. Right now, bicycle advocacy group PEDNet continues to provide those lessons. KBIA’s Lee Jian Chung looks at how one of those courses is helping the littlest of bicyclists in Columbia.

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You know how certain smells can bring back memories? Well the same goes for food. In our next audio essay, KBIA’s Harum Helmy gives new meaning to the term comfort food.

Scarlett Robertson joined KBIA as a producer in February 2011. She studied psychology at Lake Forest College and holds a masters degree in journalism from Syracuse University. Scarlett began her professional career in psychology, jumped to magazines and then came to her senses and shifted to public radio. She has contributed to NPR member stations WAER in Syracuse, KUT in Austin and Chicago’s WBEZ.
Harum Helmy started as KBIA's Health and Wealth reporter in January 2013. She has previously worked at the station as a news assistant, helping assign and edit stories by student reporters. Harum grew up in Jakarta, Indonesia and graduated from MU with degrees in journalism and anthropology in 2011. She's trying to finish up an MA in journalism.